Suburbs - General Topics

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby QuietBlue » February 5th, 2016, 11:28 am

I went to one last year, or maybe it was the year before last, after not having been in one in years. It wasn't very good. But back in the day, I remember it being fine for what it was.

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby seanrichardryan » February 5th, 2016, 2:50 pm

It'a not the food that's offensive at OCB, it's the people that eat there :)
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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby MNdible » February 5th, 2016, 2:57 pm

No, it's the food.

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Postby seanrichardryan » February 5th, 2016, 3:20 pm

Q. What, what? A. In da butt.

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby maxbaby » February 5th, 2016, 4:11 pm

Bring on Golden Corral. :D

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby twincitizen » February 7th, 2016, 3:06 pm

Increase in homelessness becoming more visible in Anoka: http://www.startribune.com/anoka-pushes ... 367931571/

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby seanrichardryan » February 7th, 2016, 3:18 pm

I blame transit.
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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby kiliff75 » February 11th, 2016, 8:43 am

Hmmm something ironic about someone living in a house that was just farmland complaining about the city growing too fast...

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby twincitizen » February 11th, 2016, 12:07 pm

CityLab has been garbage recently, but this article about growing diversity in Brooklyn Park was actually really well done: http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/02/ ... ng/461955/

I look forward to parts 2 and 3 in the series.

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby twincitizen » February 24th, 2016, 12:32 am

I was watching this Edina City Council meeting for other reasons, but came across this resident testimony which I found fascinating: http://edina.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.p ... a_id=64834

Skip ahead to 3:10:05 for a comment/story about on-street parking regulations. Resident states that Edina only permits on-street parking for up to 6 hours at a time!
Now, many outer suburbs have overly restrictive parking regulations, especially during winter. Most outer suburbs ban overnight parking between Nov.1 and April 1. A handful of suburbs simply ban overnight parking year round! But 6 hours max? Especially in Edina where older neighborhoods have smaller garages, some alley areas (people tend to park on street and go in the front door of their house), along with busier areas that no doubt generate street parking overnight.

All cities have "abandoned vehicle" ordinances, which prohibit vehicles from parking on-street, unmoved for longer periods of time (Mpls is 72 hours, Richfield 48 hours for example). But 6 hours in Edina? I can't believe that is actually on the books, unless it is universally unenforced.

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby RailBaronYarr » February 24th, 2016, 9:06 am

I'd say parking ordinances like that are generally unenforced, except for the overnight bans in suburbs during the winter. I know we've left our van out front and not used it for days on end, with no one ever bothering to call the police. I would bet in tighter parking areas like the Wedge there are many cars that do the same (snow tends to reveal this). My sister used to live on Wooddale in Edina, we'd park out front or on a side street all day (even overnight if they had a party or the two weddings I can remember us staying there afterward) and never had a problem.

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby Nathan » February 24th, 2016, 1:23 pm

My parents and their neighbors in maple grove have experienced multiple cars getting towed over night, not in the winter. It's total bogus. How do you have guests over with a standard driveway?

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby min-chi-cbus » February 24th, 2016, 3:42 pm

We once lived in the Country Club area of Edina and I remember parking outside all the time.....is this a new thing?

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby grant1simons2 » February 24th, 2016, 8:36 pm

Huh. Density in Fridley just 4 blocks from the Northstar station. But still with surface parking and an auto oriented design. Also, 1 out of the 2 times I crossed over 61st and University I was nearly slammed by a Cadillac (she was on her phone of course, didn't even stop after I had to jump out of the way at the last second). So maybe not the best place to walk around?

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby matthew5080 » February 24th, 2016, 8:42 pm

Well it's a step in the right direction for density. Is it just the one building or are there more?

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby grant1simons2 » February 24th, 2016, 8:46 pm

Just one. I didn't really want to post the other side, but think of a suburban hotel parking lot.

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby Nathan » February 25th, 2016, 2:42 pm

Well it's a step in the right direction for density. Is it just the one building or are there more?
I mean it does increase density, but does it give the anti density crowd ammunition that density is ugly and imposing? Possibly? Those false cornices :( random purposeless massing :( jumbled materials :(

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby twincitizen » February 25th, 2016, 4:11 pm

A planner from Fridley gave a presentation on this project at the MN APA conference last fall. They said the number one question (or hostile accusation) they got from residents and passers-by was if the building was 100% low-income housing. (It is not)

This should come as a surprise to none of us, but in the minds of a lot of people there is a perfect 1:1 correlation between density/apartments and low-income/crime/"those people"

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Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Postby Nathan » February 25th, 2016, 4:22 pm

efffffffff that!!! You can get a decent one bedroom IN Minneapolis for that. wow. I don't get people in the Burbs and their perceptions of things. wow. A building mistakable for low income housing with a Luxury price tag.


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